According to reports, Badmus Mohammed, 40, was killed in Osun State.
A night watchman is said to have shot and killed him on Saturday at Ibuowo Estate in Okinni, Egbedore Local Government Area, Osun State. According to DAILY POST, the guard, Rasaq Moshood, fatally shot Mohammed, a tenant known as Lasgidi, with his dane gun.
His landlord, Kazeem Jimoh, revealed to Daily Post that he was in a bar with the deceased till Friday night around midnight before receiving a phone call informing him of his passing. Kazeem claims that his tenant was murdered in front of the house while his door was left swung open.
“I and Kazeem were at a bar till past 12 when I left him.
“I didn’t sleep at home but I got a call around 1 a.m. that Lasgidi was killed by a guard. When i got home, I saw his door open, while his corpse was outside,” he said.
The Police spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola confirmed the incident.
She noted that three night guards have been arrested with their dane guns.
According to her, “one Babatunde Olumide, the Chairman of Ibuowo Estate Okinni reported at dada Estate Divisional Police Hqts., that their night guard, one Moshood Rasaq used his dane gun to shoot one Mohammed Badmus, aged 40 years and he died instantly.
“Suspect has been arrested, gun used has been recovered, while the corpse has been taken to UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital morgue for autopsy.”
Opalola added that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation.
